James Acaster joins the Bad Fairies
Animated film penned by Deborah Frances-White.
22/06/2026 … James Acaster has joined the cast of an animated musical movie created by the Guilty Feminist’s Deborah Frances-White.
2026 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 22 June 2026
Comedy mag Chaff announces its short story winners
20 tales now published in a book
22/06/2026 … Comedy magazine Chaff has announced the winners of its first short story competition, with three writers declared joint winners after judges were unable to separate…
Disney orders a comedy-drama about a dad accused of murder
22/06/2026 … Disney+ has commissioned a British new comedy drama series called Dad, about three adult siblings whose lives are turned upside-down when their father is accused…
Financial help for comics hit by Leicester festival chaos
Live Comedy Association opens a hardship fund
22/06/2026 … The Live Comedy Association has set up an emergency fund of £5,000 to help comedians and promoters left out of pocket by the financial chaos at the Leicester…
Tributes as comic Allan Finnegan dies at 59
He was also a Baptist minister who appeared on BGT
22/06/2026 … Stand-up Allan Finnegan, who made the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent in 2020, has died at the age of 59.
Sun 21 June 2026
What made Rik tick
Mayall documentary leads the best of this week's TV, radio and streaming comedy
21/06/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
From SNL to Soho Theatre
21/06/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 20 June 2026
© NBC / Chris Haston / Album / Alamy Veteran US sitcom director James Burrows dies at 85
Co-creator of Cheers and creative force behind so many hits
20/06/2026 … Veteran US sitcom director James Burrows – whose achievements include co-creating Cheers – has died at the age of 85.